Skelenton And Musclar System Flashcards

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1
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How many bones in the body

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Adult bones-206 children bones - way more

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2
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Cartilage

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Acts as shock absorber,stop bones rubbing off each other

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3
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Joint

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Were two bones meet

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4
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Fused joint

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Do not alloy bones to move e.g skull

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5
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Synovial joints

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Alloy bones to move

  • ball and socket
  • hinge joint
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6
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Ball and socket joint

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Allows movement in serval directions

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7
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Hinge joint

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Allows one movement in one plane only e.g. knee and elbow

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8
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Synovial fluid

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Acts as a shock absorber

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9
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Ligaments

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Tough,elastic fibres hold the bones together

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10
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Antagonistic pairs

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Muscles can only Contract they can only pull bones

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11
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Sensitvity

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Detecting and responding to a stimulus

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12
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Stimulus

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is something that causes a response e.g a loud noise stimulates me to jump

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13
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Nervous system

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Brain,spinal cord,all the nerves

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14
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Sensory nerve

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Sends a message to the brain from the sense organ

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15
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Moor nerve

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Sends a message from the brain to a muscle

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16
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Messages

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Are sent along nerves as pulses of electrictity

17
Q

The eye contains

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The cornea ,iris,lens,pupil,retina,optic nerve and ciliary muslce

18
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Funtions of the skeletal

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To support the body ,to alloy movement and to protect delicate movement